8'2" x 11'8" Persian Tabriz Rug | 70 Raj | Wool and Silk on Silk Foundation | Salmon Pink Medallion
In Tabriz, quality is measured in Raj, and 70 Raj puts this 8'2" x 11'8" rug in the city's top tier. It is knotted at approximately 720 to 740 knots per square inch, in wool and silk on a full silk foundation, a construction that allows drawing as fine as a painting. It has never been used. For a buyer considering 9x12 Persian rugs for a formal living or dining room, this is a piece that combines room size with true collector quality. It ships with a certificate of authenticity recording origin, materials and knot count.
Design and Motifs
At the center sits a many-pointed star medallion: an ivory outer ring of scalloped petals, a ring of small red and pink rosettes, and a royal blue core. Small ivory and sage pendants mark the top and bottom of the medallion. Around it, a large salmon pink field shaped like a lobed lozenge is filled with fine scrolling vines, palmettes, lotus blossoms and small leaves, all drawn with the clean, flowing line that only a high knot count allows. Sage green and gray spandrels fill the 4 corners, each holding a lavender and blue flower bouquet. The ivory main border carries large blue and lavender palmettes and blossoms on a scrolling vine, framed by narrow salmon and sage guard stripes and finished with silk fringe at both ends.
Salmon Pink, Ivory and Royal Blue
The field is a soft salmon pink, warm but delicate, and it sets the gentle tone of the whole rug. Across it the vines and flowers are drawn in ivory, sky blue, lavender and red, so the field glows with fine detail rather than reading as a single block of color. The ivory medallion is bright and crisp, and its royal blue center is the strongest color in the rug, drawing the eye straight to the middle. The sage green and gray spandrels cool the corners, and their lavender and ice blue bouquets add a soft, painterly note. The ivory border frames everything in light, with blue and lavender blossoms that echo the field. Because silk is used in the pile, the pinks, blues and ivories take on a gentle sheen that shifts as you move around the rug. It is a refined pastel palette that suits elegant living rooms, bedrooms and formal dining rooms.
Tabriz and the Raj Scale
Tabriz, in northwest Persia, is one of the oldest and most important weaving cities in the country, and its finest workshops have long been measured on the Raj scale. Raj counts the number of knots across a set width of about 7 cm, so a higher Raj means a finer, denser rug. Commercial Tabriz work starts around 40 Raj, 50 Raj is considered fine, and 70 Raj sits near the top of what the city produces. At this level, curved lines stay smooth and even the smallest flowers are drawn with clear outlines. This Persian Tabriz rug pairs that 70 Raj precision with a silk foundation and silk in the pile, and since it has never been used, it is a collector-grade piece ready for a lifetime of enjoyment.
